Burnside Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota
Burnside Township was a township in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States until June 1, 1971, when the city of Red Wing annexed the township's entirety.
History
Burnside Township was settled in 1854 and organized in 1858, known first as Union, then Milton from 1859-61, then was renamed as Burnside in 1861, in honor of Ambrose E. Burnside. The ghost town of Burnside was settled in 1853, and became part of Prairie Island Indian Community in 1908.[1]
Today, several places named Burnside exist within the city of Red Wing, including Burnside Cemetery[2] and Burnside School.[3]
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Categories:
- Defunct townships in Minnesota
- Neighborhoods in Minnesota
- Geography of Goodhue County, Minnesota
- Red Wing, Minnesota
- Populated places established in 1854
- 1854 establishments in Minnesota Territory
- Populated places disestablished in 1971
- 1971 disestablishments in Minnesota
- Southeast Minnesota geography stubs